Inking-pad.



No. 653,965. Patented july I7, |900. H. H. NORRINGTUN.

INKING PAD.

(Application led Jan. 19, 19Go.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Shea# l.

No. 653,965'. Patented July I7, |900.

H. H. NORRINGTUN.

INKING PAD.

(Applicatio led. Jua. 19, '1900.j (No Modal.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2,

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HENRY n. NoRRiNeToN, or wnsr BAY ciTY, MICHIGAN;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,965, dated muy 17', 1900.

Application filed January 19 1900. Serial lio-1,988'. (No model.)

To @ZZ-whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, HENRY H. NORRINGTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at West Bay City, county of Bay, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Inking-Pads g and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object an improved inking-pad; and it consists of the construction, combination, and arrangement of devices hereinafter specified and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-n f Figure 1 is a View in longitudinal section illustrating features of my invention, 2 is an inverted plan view, the case being removed. Fig. 3 is asimilar view showing a modification. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 5 is a view in crosssection on the line 5 5, Fig. 1.' Fig. 6 is a view in cross-section on' the line 6 6, Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of another modification, the cover being in open position. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 8 8, Fig. l7'. Fig. 9 is a detail plan view showing another modified form of construction. Fig. 10 is an inverted detail plan view showing another form of 'construction. Fig. 11 is a section on the line 11 11, Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a view in section on the line 12 12, Fig. 8. Fig. 13 is an Iend View showing a plate and one manner of engaging the absorbent material therebeneath, t0- gether with a support therefor. Fig. 14 is a view of a plate in side elevation with strips of absorbent material engaged therewith. Fig. 15 is a longitudinal section of portions of the device,illustrating another modification.

My invention aims more particularly to' provide a self-feeding inking-pad, so constructed and arranged that the pad will continuously supply itself with ink by suitable means, as hereinafter set forth.

I carry out my invention as follows:

A suitable case forming a receptacle or box is indicated at a, which may be provided Fig. i

with a cover o. Within the receptacle is located an ordinary inking-pad c, constructed in any suitable manner. Underneath the pad c and forming a support therefor is aplate cl, constructed in any suitable manner, to permit ink passing therethrough into the pad c. Tothis end the said plate may be perforatedfor slitted or provided with holes in any other manner, as may be desired. In

ytheform shown in Figs. l'to 6 aud Figs. 9 and `be made of sheet metal or other suitable material andbe supported in any suitable manner above the base of the recepta'cleor box a, thereby forminga chamber e within the box beneath the plate, as shown' in Fig. 8. An absorbent material or fabric of any desired construction is indicated at f. This may consist of a piece of porous felt or wicking or any other material adapted to absorb ink and feed it to the inking-pad. Where the plate cl rests upon the base of the receptacle the absorbent material or fabric f may have a portion extending through the slot or slots formed in said plate, as indicated more particularly in Figs. l to G and in Figs. 9 Aand 14, the body of the absorbent fabric being located upon the plate and underneath the inking-pad, the portion extending through the slot or slots of the plate bein gvarrangedv to absorb the ink within the receptacle and feed the ink into the body of the absorbent fabric, where itwill be readily absorbed into the inking-pad. In this construction the marginal edges of the plate d may be undercut or set inward from the adjacent wall of thecase of the receptacle, as indicated, for example, at d2, or the plate may be ,beveled toward one extremity, as indicated at d3, affording a chamber or channel within the receptacle through which ink' may pass, the plate being also formed with a channel d4, leading back to the'slot d. In" this case the slot d may be formed intermediate the edges of the plate, the ends projecting The plate d, if made of foraminous metal, may be supported within the receptacle, as by a marginal frame (indicated at g in Fig. S and in dotted lines in Fig. 9) located adjacent to three sides of the receptacle, or su pporting blocks or strips 71 may be secured to the plate intermediate its edges and adjacent to the absorbent material or fabric f, as shown in Figs. l and 1l.

In the form shown in Figs. S, 10, and ll the absorbent material is shown located within the chamber e, resting upon the base of the receptacle and contacting with the under sur-Y face of the foraminous plate. As shown in Fig. 13, however, an absorbent strip or wick (indicated at fi) may be employed engaged upon a longitudinal supporting-strip j, the edges of the strip or wick extending downward over the sides of the strip]l to the base of the chamber e to act as a feeder to carry the ink to the pad c.

In the form shown in Fig. 14 the foraminous plate d is provided with the slot or slots d',

above mentioned, the strips of absorbent material f being turned through said slots, the extremities of the slots projecting downward into the chamber e to act as a wick or feeder. In this form of construction a portion of the absorbent material is engaged upon the upper side of the foraminous plate and in contact with the pad c, the ends of the absorbent material projecting through the slots to the base of the chamber e, as where a wooden slotted plate is employed.

At one end of the receptacle is formed an ink-well llc, opening through a suitable orifice (indicated at Z) into the base of the receptacle. The ink-well is formed with a cover m made in the form of a slide, the cover being formed with a depending Hange, (indicated at n.) The cover may be provided with a turned edge at one end, (indicated at q,) whereby it may be conveniently handled and reciprocated. The iiange n is at the inner portion of the cover and is so constructed that when the cover is pulled out for filling the well the slide will cover the orifice Z, closing said orifice; but when the cover is pushed into normal position the flange n will leave said orifice open to permit the ink to feed from the ink-well into the receptacle a. The ange n acts as a valve to close the orifice Zwhen the cover is pulled out, leaving the orifice free when the cover is in normal position. It will be thus observed that when the ink-well is filled with ink the ink will be free to pass into the receptacle a, Where it will be absorbed by the absorbent materiallocated therein or projecting thereinto. The absorbent material having absorbed the ink will, obviously, permit the ink to be readily absorbed into the inking-pad c to keep said pad perpetually supplied with ink, it only being necessary occasionally to replenish the ink-well 7c to keep the inkingpad suitably moistened with ink. The absorbent material obviously prevents the ink from remaining in a free condition within the receptacle, where it would be liable to splash about orbe spilled in handling the pad. Moreover, in striking the pad with a stamp to ink it there is no liability of splashing the ink, as might be the case were it not for the absorbent material. A

Where a support underneath the plate is located intermediate its edges, I prefer that the support should have a fixed engagement with the plate.

In the form shown in Fig. l5 the support may consist of a block or piece j, fastened to the under side of the foraminous plate and secured to the bottom of the receptacle by a fastening device r, passed upward ,therethrough from the bottom of the receptacle. The support, if employed, may consist of wood, located under the center of the foraminous plate or plural supports may be employed, located toward opposite ends of said plate; but I do not limit myself to any particular manner of supporting the plate within said receptacle, nor do I limit'myself solely to the use of a support, as my invention embodies particularly the location of absorbent material underneath thepad to feed ink to the pad.

Where a plate is slotted intermediate its edges to receive the absorbent material, as shown in Figs. 3, e, and 6, the end of the plate adjacent to the ink-well may be cut away, as shown at cl3, to permit the flow of ink from the well into the receptacle and through the channel d4 to the absorbent material. Where a plate resting upon the base of the receptacle is not made to fit closely therein, an additional plate (indicated at t) may be employed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, intervening between the plate and the inking-pad to more eifectu ally support said pad.

What I claim as my invention is= j l. In an inking-pad, the combination of a receptacle, a plate channeled on its under sur face and formed with an opening therein com municating with said channel, a pad above said plate, absorbent material having a portion thereof projecting through the opening of the plate to feed the ink to the pad, and means to feed the ink into said channel.

2. In an inking-pad, the combination of a receptacle, a plate formed with an opening therein, a pad above said plate, absorbent material to feed ink through said opening to said pad, an ink-well opening into said receptacle, and means to control the feed of said.

ink-well, said plate provided with a channel on its under surface through which ink may be conducted from the ink-well to the opening in said plate.

3. In an inking-pad, the combination of a receptacle, a plate formed with an opening therethrough within the receptacle, absorbent material extending beneath said plate, and an ink-well to feed ink to said absorbent ma- Ioo terial, a sliding cover for said ink-well, said cover provided with a depending flange to close said communication when the covei` is in open position.

4. In an inking-pad, the combination of a receptacle, a plate, a pad located upon the plate, absorbent material extending beneath said plate to feed ink to said pad, an ink-well communicable with the receptacle underneath the plate, and a sliding cover for said ink-well, said cover formed with a depending iange to close communication of the well with the receptacle when the cover is in open position. 

